Probably one of the greatest matches to have ever taken place in Wrestlemania history sees the “Macho Man” face off against “The Dragon” for the Intercontinental championship, and even to this day it’s considered the measuring stick by which all other Mania matches are compared. This is simply a classic fantastic match that I can’t recommend enough.
2) Wrestlemania X8 – The Rock vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (watch)
With the Rock returning to Wrestlemania 28, this is a similar type of match where a legend from a previous generation comes back to the big event, but in this match it’s the Rock playing a similar role to John Cena of now. This is a Mania classic that still gives me goosebumps to this day when watching it back. Not a wrestling masterpiece like the aforementioned Savage/Steamboat classic, but all about entertaining, and with the fans in Toronto it’s even more of a spectacle. It’s also great to reflect back on the Rock when he was at his peak.
3) Wrestlemania XX – The Big Show vs John Cena (watch)
This isn’t the best bout from Wrestlemania XX, since that easily goes to the fantastic Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle match (which is available to watch in its entirely on GM!) but this sees John Cena make his in-ring Mania debut as well as wining his first singles championship. It’s amazing to see how Cena has improved over the years and seeing the Big Show get FU’d is still astonishing, no matter how many times I’ve seen it since.
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Gawd, I really hate these Benoit debates as they dominate every other topic, which is why I never usually join in, but sod it, I’m gonna get this off my chest ONCE, lol…
It’s not justifying what he did or saying it was right, and you know it, and it’s a damn shame it ever happened; to “justify” (as you say) the actions perpetrated would be an insult to Nancy and Daniel Benoit, and their family.
But frankly, the person’s mental state can always be justified by mere analysis of the brain. You know as well as I do (I presume, unless you’ve been under a rock) that it was PROVEN that he had no responsibility for his actions when it was determined that he had the brain of an 83 year-old Alzeihmer’s patient. You’re obviously just letting your personal opinion over-ride what is true in legal terms and in medical fact. Hate the guy as he was in his final moments if you want to, I’m not stopping you. But if you hate equally what may have been a good man at once time prior to his illness, you’d be kinda denying the reality that sometimes good people get ill in the mind, and bad things happen. It just takes more informed people like the rest of us to understand that brains are sometimes compromised and sometimes people go insane, thus becoming a different person than they once were. It’s blinkardness to ignore that.
And frankly, all the “too much of a coward to face the music” is all just presumption on your part, stuff you’re simply assuming to try and support your point. You don’t have a clue what specific events transpired that day anymore than I do.
We can get back to talking about DVDs now that Shamrock’s been dealt with, lol!
@RabidHeat, don’t even try to justify what he did. I was a huge fan of the guy but at the end of the day, he killed a kid. I don’t care what was wrong with his head, he killed his kid and then himself because he was too much of a coward to face the music.
And there is a point in comparing them when you’re talking the best overall match on the card. Both matches are great (in spite of how I feel about Benoit now, I can still watch his matches and enjoy them, my respect for him is long gone), but I prefer Eddie/Angle but I haven’t watched the triple threat in a while. Maybe I’ll prefer the triple threat upon a rewatch? Gotta finish WM XIX first.
@KEN SHAMROCK, Eddie and Angle was the best singles bout on the card, while HHH/HBK/’man who lost his mind which led to a unfotunate and horrific murder-suicide tragedy, although he was not responsible for his actions due to the degradation of the functioning of his brain’ (to put it more accurately), is a great Triple Threat. There’s not really much point in comparing them when they are two different types of match.
You’re gonna catch some serious heat for saying Angle/Eddie is better than HHH/HBK/child murderer. I agree, for the record, just saying prepare for the backlash.
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Gawd, I really hate these Benoit debates as they dominate every other topic, which is why I never usually join in, but sod it, I’m gonna get this off my chest ONCE, lol…
It’s not justifying what he did or saying it was right, and you know it, and it’s a damn shame it ever happened; to “justify” (as you say) the actions perpetrated would be an insult to Nancy and Daniel Benoit, and their family.
But frankly, the person’s mental state can always be justified by mere analysis of the brain. You know as well as I do (I presume, unless you’ve been under a rock) that it was PROVEN that he had no responsibility for his actions when it was determined that he had the brain of an 83 year-old Alzeihmer’s patient. You’re obviously just letting your personal opinion over-ride what is true in legal terms and in medical fact. Hate the guy as he was in his final moments if you want to, I’m not stopping you. But if you hate equally what may have been a good man at once time prior to his illness, you’d be kinda denying the reality that sometimes good people get ill in the mind, and bad things happen. It just takes more informed people like the rest of us to understand that brains are sometimes compromised and sometimes people go insane, thus becoming a different person than they once were. It’s blinkardness to ignore that.
And frankly, all the “too much of a coward to face the music” is all just presumption on your part, stuff you’re simply assuming to try and support your point. You don’t have a clue what specific events transpired that day anymore than I do.
We can get back to talking about DVDs now that Shamrock’s been dealt with, lol!
@RabidHeat, don’t even try to justify what he did. I was a huge fan of the guy but at the end of the day, he killed a kid. I don’t care what was wrong with his head, he killed his kid and then himself because he was too much of a coward to face the music.
And there is a point in comparing them when you’re talking the best overall match on the card. Both matches are great (in spite of how I feel about Benoit now, I can still watch his matches and enjoy them, my respect for him is long gone), but I prefer Eddie/Angle but I haven’t watched the triple threat in a while. Maybe I’ll prefer the triple threat upon a rewatch? Gotta finish WM XIX first.
@KEN SHAMROCK, Eddie and Angle was the best singles bout on the card, while HHH/HBK/’man who lost his mind which led to a unfotunate and horrific murder-suicide tragedy, although he was not responsible for his actions due to the degradation of the functioning of his brain’ (to put it more accurately), is a great Triple Threat. There’s not really much point in comparing them when they are two different types of match.
Nonetheless, this article is a good update. WWE Greatest Matches turned into a free service is pretty big. Just a pity it’s restricted to US only.
It’s true. It’s true.
@Daniel Haha touche! That match was turrrrrrrible.
More heat for saying Cena/Miz WM27 had him on the edge of his seat, me thinks. 😉
You’re gonna catch some serious heat for saying Angle/Eddie is better than HHH/HBK/child murderer. I agree, for the record, just saying prepare for the backlash.